A German summer travel adventure – DW – 07/27/2025

A summer trip the North Sea island of Föhr is a brilliant idea, I thought. I can switch off my news feeds and forget all about wars, about Donald Trump, far-right populism and... Read more »

Germany sees loneliness epidemic among young people – DW – 07/26/2025

Three years ago, Felix Wunnike realized he had struck a chord with young people. Whenever the business psychology graduate posts videos on his TikTok account about “finding friends,” his followers respond immediately.... Read more »

German postal services come under attack – DW – 07/25/2025

The German Federal Network Agency received almost 23,000 complaints in the first half of this year — that’s up 13% on the same time last year, which was also a record. Almost... Read more »

Germany urged to reverse Yazidi family’s removal to Iraq – DW – 07/25/2025

The eastern German state of Brandenburg’s Interior Minister Rene Wilke on Friday said he was pushing for the return of a Yazidi family recently deported to Iraq, saying the removal may have... Read more »

Why Germany’s biggest tax fraud scheme can continue – DW – 07/25/2025

The scandal regarding so-called Cum-Ex and Cum-Cum tax schemes first broke in 2001, and still to this very day exact figures about financial losses are hard to calculate. However, the sums must be... Read more »

Ship collision triggers oil spill at port – DW – 07/24/2025

Skip next section Spain beat Germany 1-0 to reach Euro 2025 final07/24/2025July 24, 2025 Spain beat Germany 1-0 to reach Euro 2025 final Aitana Bonmati’s goal was her first of the tournament... Read more »

Germany moves to fast-track weapons purchases – DW – 07/23/2025

Germany’s cabinet has approved a draft law to accelerate arms procurement for the military, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday, calling it a “quantum leap” for national security. The bill is designed... Read more »

German-Afghan relations under scrutiny over deportations – DW – 07/24/2025

“We have succeeded in organizing another deportation flight with convicted criminals to Afghanistan,” German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said in a press release on July 18, following the departure of a plane from... Read more »

NGO focuses on Gaza, Sudan, Syria – DW – 07/24/2025

“One in 11 people worldwide are starving. Climate crisis, wars, inequality and reduced funding are also jeopardizing previous successes,” reads the 2024 report of the NGO Deutsche Welthungerhilfe(WHH) which was presented in Berlin... Read more »

Germany urged to clarify refugee policy for Palestinians – DW – 07/24/2025

Shafiq* is a Palestinian who ended up in limbo after he managed to get out of Gaza and make his way via Egypt and Turkey to Germany, where he applied for asylum.... Read more »